This directory is a free guide to history-focused digital projects for students, faculty, public history professionals, and anyone interested in learning about history through digital media.
It is designed to help connect researchers and learners with resources that can help them explore their interests, and to promote and share the wide range of digital projects in existence. This directory does not include all digital projects, but is vetted by the NCPH staff and Membership Committee for projects that are focused on the study or interpretation of historical subject matter, are open access, and are built with the intention of engaging a wide audience.
NCPH also intends for this to be a resource for those interested in developing their own digital projects by including information on costs, funding, labor, software, etc. for each entry.
The directory includes various filters to help you navigate to projects of interest and is keyword searchable.
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Chesapeake Heartland: An African American Humanities Project
Chesapeake Heartland is an African American humanities project dedicated to preserving, digitizing, interpreting, and making accessible thousands of materials related to African American history and culture on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the Delmarva Peninsula and beyond.…Subjects
African Diaspora
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The Atlas of Drowned Towns
The Atlas of Drowned Towns explores the histories of the communities that were displaced or disappeared to make way for the reservoirs for what are called “river development projects” -- aka large dams. Beneath the…Subjects
Dams, Displacement, Community Archiving
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Yesterqueers
Yesterqueers is a public history project that explores and celebrates the broad expanse of queer history. Creator and Host Amanda W. Timpson creates narratively compelling and academically rigorous videos that help queer people see themselves…Subjects
LGBTQ+, Queer Culture, Queer People, Queer Studies, Transgender Archives, Two-Spirit People
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IFPH Explorers
The Explorers project of the International Federation for Public History, is a space devoted to informing and promoting activities and international debates between historians and other professionals researching or interested in public history. Our main…Subjects
Global Public History
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Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective
Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective connects history with today, providing historical insights on current events. Each month Origins produces a free, open-access main article that features an expert who analyzes a pressing issue in…Full Details
Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Intertwined tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Told through the biographies of Sambo Anderson, Davy Gray, William Lee, Kate, Ona Judge, Nancy Carter…Subjects
African American, American History, Slavery, Historic Preservation, Early America, Transatlantic Slave Trade, American Revolution, Presidency
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MaCleKi
MaCleKi is a website that explores the history of Kisumu, Kenya, through location-based storytelling. The project is a product of two National Endowment for the Humanities grants that supported an investigation of how to optimize…Subjects
Kisumu (Kenya), Kenya, agriculture, colonialism, education, environment, gender, health and safety, labor, politics, race, religion, trade
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Lyne Starling Trimble History of Science Public Lectures
The Lyne Starling Trimble History of Science Public Lecture Series features prominent science historians and writers who highlight the important roles that science plays in modern society and culture. All lectures are usually held at…Subjects
Science, Modern History, History of Modern Science, History of Science and Society
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United States Foreign Policy History & Resource Guide
This open resource educational website provides a coherent overview of U.S. foreign policies and wars from a principled, "just war" perspective. Written for the general public and undergraduate students, each entry draws on the work…Subjects
U.S. foreign policy, War of 1812, US-Mexican War, War of 1898 and US-Filipino War, "Yankee Imperialism," World War I, World War II, Cold War interventionism, Korean War, Vietnam War, Central America wars 1980s, Post-Cold War Era, Africa and the War on Terror, and Afghanistan, Iraq, and the "war on terror"
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Climate Footprints of Heritage Tourism
What can heritage teach us about climate change, and how we can take action? This online exhibit illustrates the climate change-related impacts, challenges, and opportunities of tourism at UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The tool is…Subjects
Climate Change, World Heritage
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